video: guess whos back

[harlequinhater]

[The video flicks on to an image of John's smiling, buck-toothed face, right next to a sign for Goldenrod City. If possible, his hair looks like even more of a mess than it usually does. Obviously, this is a sign that he's been on the road for a while.]

Hey guys! I feel like it's been a while since I checked in, huh? Well, I just had a big training retreat to make all of my Pokémons gym ready, and now I'm back in town for a little bit before I head up to Ecruteak. Who wants to hang out? Or have a Pokémon battle? I bet my Pokémons could kick the butts of any other Pokémons out there.

Also, does anybody know if my room is still safe? I haven't been to the house in a while, and I want to make sure that Dave and Jane and them didn't booby trap it. Trusted sources only, please.

Oh! And one more thing.

[John pulls out a Pokéball and releases his Haunter, Gozer, who gleefully floats around him with her tongue lolling out of her mouth.]

Does anybody know how to make Haunter evolve? I remember that it was supposed to turn into a really cool ghost with spikes and legs, but I don't know how to make that happen. She hit level 100 and everything! Did I do something wrong?

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[islandshore]

[The Sevii Islands certainly offer intriguing opportunities to explore, and as a natural born islander, Riku's enjoyed the change of scenery. The new and exotic Pokémon are a nice touch as well. Plenty of opportunities to research, to expand his team and breeding repertoire, among other things.

Though for now he's settled by the shoreline, joined by his trusty Charizard, Flare. The camera hovers behind at first- seems one of his 'mons has opted to film the Riku in his natural habitat as he muses to himself.]

Twenty-two... Ha. Time sure flies.

[There's some snickering, which prompts him to glance over his shoulder, and-]

...Is this the part where you make some joke about me being senile? Gimme a break, Phantom.

[And he snatches the 'Gear, rolling his eyes.]

So, seeing how someone decided to get the camera rolling, I guess this is the part where I wax philosophic about how it's been almost seven years, and things are... more or less the same.

[Heh.]

Except plenty's changed, but it's still funny to think about. It took us this long to be able to get even close to challenging the Elite Four. These islands? They're about the closest thing to another region we can reach outside of that one time we got to go to Kalos for the prom. Or the moon. Guess that was pretty cool.

[He looks at the sky, pausing for a few seconds.]

But I've groaned and complained about wanting to see the rest of the world for years at this point. Blame my wanderlust, I guess. It was the same thing back home- always wanting more. Never content to live in the moment.

[...]

You can grow older, but some things never change.

[...]

Anyway. To all you newcomers, welcome. I'm Riku, probably one of the oldest, crustiest trainers in terms of longevity. If you've got questions, I'll see what I can do. I also run a Training and Breeding Center down in Celadon City. Want a free egg? I can probably set you up. Heck, right now, we're trying to expand our stock, so those of you who've been catching the new Pokémon- lay it on me. Which ones are the cream of the crop?

Fastest? Strongest? Coolest? Most versatile? I probably shouldn't add to my zoo, but you know how it is. Something new and shiny pops up, and you just gotta have it.

...Whether or not it's actually a shiny.

[Ha. Little joke there.]

Anyway, guess I'll end this message with a few useful links. Got a guide on this place that covers... a lot of bases, but I'll work on bringing it up to date soon enough. Also, the sales post for those of you newbies who want that egg bonus.

Attachments:

Breeding Catalog
Training for Dummies.txt

[ooc: Good lord, I just discovered that the breeding center hasn't been getting notifs in a while, and I am truly sorry for the negligence as a result. I believe I have fixed the issue- for anyone who had requested eggs and never got a reply, feel free to assume that your character got them a while back.

In the future, I'm gonna try to be more on top of things, but as Mozart mentioned in the OOC comm, any help in maintaining the comm would be severely appreciated due to my work schedule.]

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[greatrage]

[what is this??? A network post?? FROM EREN?? who is this kid. He's been here for months and this is his first time making his own post...

Look, he's not the most social boy.]

[the video feed seems to be... bobbing, slightly. As if the pokégear is floating]

Zappy, godsdamnit, hold it still...!

[an electronic voice with a bit of feedback follows -- because it's coming from the speaker on the Pokégear and being picked back up by the speaker]

Bzzzaaat! I'm tryin', dummy!! It's not easy!

[the boy grumbles, but this was probably as good as it was going to get] Ok, you can start recording.

ZzztZzztZzzzt!! I started recording 30 seconds ago! What do you think of that?

Zappy! [djlsakjdjd. Eren rubs his temples and then takes a breath, composing himself] Whatever.

Uh... Hi. My name is Eren. I don't... really use this thing very much. But I have a question that my friend Armin hasn't been able to answer.

[he digs in his bag and pulls out a badge that probably looks familiar to plenty of people]

I've had this thing for like... months, now. And when I got it, I was told it meant I could use a "hidden machine" called "Fly", which can in turn be used to ride Pokémon around in the air. Great. Now, I know it's called a "Hidden" machine, but how freakin' hidden is it?! We're almost all the way to Olivine City and we STILL haven't found it. It would be really useful to have.

....

So uh...

That's all I guess. Thanks.